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April 2, 2009
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Mixed Media Artist Claire Simpson Jones to Hold Exhibition at UNC Asheville

From "Hanging by a Thread"
From "Hanging by a Thread"

"Hanging by a Thread," featuring 13 mixed media pieces by local artist Claire Simpson Jones, will be on view now through April 27 at UNC Asheville's Blower's Gallery, main floor of Ramsey Library. The exhibition, which features watercolor and mixed media paintings, focuses on the flora and fauna currently endangered by diminishing habitats in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Simpson Jones, a landscape artist, holds a bachelor of fine arts degree from Florida Atlantic University. She also studied at the California College of Arts and Crafts and the Ontario College of Art. She worked for several years as an illustrator and graphic designer before turning to studio painting. Simpson Jones' work is in collections at the Grove Park Inn, Renaissance Hotel, Givens Estates, Hendersonville Country Club and several private collections. She is a member of the North Carolina Watercolor Society and currently teaches art at North Buncombe High School.

Blowers Gallery, located on the main floor of UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library, is open during regular library hours. For hours of operation, call UNC Asheville's Ramsey Library at 828/251-6546.

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